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कठोपनिषत्् (katha upanišad),-कठोपनिषत्् (valli VI), (S.-4, Ch.-6, V.-10) |
यदा पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते ज्ञानानि मनसा सह । बुद्धिश्च न विचेष्टते तामाहुः परमां गतिम् ॥ १०॥ |
yadā pañcāvatiṣṭhante jñānāni manasā saha । buddhiśca na viceṣṭate tāmāhuḥ paramāṃ gatim ॥ 10॥ |
yadā = when; pañca jñānāni = the five sources of knowledge eyes etc; manasā saha = together with the mind which collates the data they gather; avatiṣṭhante = are at rest, have ceased to fluctuate; ca buddhiḥ = and also the intellect characterised by determination; na viceṣṭate= does not engage in activites; tām = that state [of quiescence]; āhuḥ = is called; paramām gatim = the highest state. |
When the five instruments of knowledge stand still, together with the mind and when the intellect does not move, that is called the Supreme State.